Politics
Governments that Tried to Create Super Soldiers and Super Weapons
In the eighteenth century, a Prussian king tried to create an army of super big soldiers. He couldn’t find enough…
When America Actually Trusted the Media
American trust in the news media coincided with a brief period of time during which most Americans trusted their government…
Ancient City’s Destruction by Asteroid Gave Rise to Biblical Sodom Story
The destruction of the ancient cities of Sodom and Gomorrah is one of the Old Testament’s more gripping stories. A…
Winston Churchill’s Great American Adventure
America’s Pacific battle fleet still smoldered at Pearl Harbor, several battleships sunk in the mud, when Franklin Roosevelt received a…
The Secret Love Life of Marie Antoinette and More Historic Romance
Marie Antoinette was long rumored to have been in love with a Swedish nobleman, who might have fathered at least…
Business Pioneers that Had Quite the Disturbing Background
French designer and business entrepreneur Coco Chanel revolutionized fashion, came up with one of history’s most popular perfumes and was…
The Spy Who Led an Army to its Doom With Fake Newspapers and Letters
In 1805, a spy tricked an Austrian general to lead an army of 72,000 men out of a strongly fortified…
Archaeological Facts that Could Change the Way We See History
Professor Indiana Jones made archaeology a cool, nonstop barrel of action on screen. In real life, archaeological discoveries are seldom…
Historic Air Raids that Rained Fury from the Skies
In 1943, an RAF raid was mounted to troll the Nazis and disrupt the commemoration of their tenth anniversary in…
Life in the Roman Army and the Realities of Rome
The Roman legions with which Ancient Rome conquered the Mediterranean world underwent many changes over the centuries. Originally, they were…